CORRESPONDENCE North American Conference on Cancer in Hispanics
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enter the field of cancer control research in leadership positions. 4) Continue to support conferences and workshops to disseminate information and enhance networking among Hispanic-related programs and researchers. 5) Convene a series of consensus workshops to articulate specific action steps and priority activities for the implementation of the above recommendations. This conference and other similar conferences are a key to the cancer control efforts in special populations and the dissemination of available information to the community. The support from the National Cancer Institute is paramount to the continuing success of such programs. The Second North American Conference on Cancer in Hispanics is scheduled for the fall of 1993 in Denver, Colo. MANUEL R. MODIANO
University of Arizona Cancer Center 1515 No. Campbell St., Rm. 1995 Tucson, AZ 85724
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In September 1991, the Arizona Cancer Center, along with the National Cancer Institute, cosponsored the first North American Conference on Cancer in Hispanics. There were 148 attendees from the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico at the 3-day program. The program covered epidemiology, clinical programs, community interventions, and health policies in Hispanic populations. The conference also included three workshops on 1) community outreach programs through lay health educators (promotoras de salud), 2) smoking in Hispanics, 3) and
recruitment to clinical and cancer prevention trials. Thirty-eight attendees presented abstracts, which were summarized in the conference proceedings. At the end of the 3-day program, the following recommendations were made to improve cancer prevention and control efforts in Hispanics: 1) Continue the efforts to substantially upgrade cancer surveillance and reporting systems to include all minorities, specifically all segments of the Hispanic-American community (Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Puerto Rican-Americans, and "other" Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico). 2) Significantly increase the available funds allotted to the research requests for application mechanism in the field of cancer control for the "underserved" and special populations, and (strongly) pursue the formation of a (general) cancer control study section. 3) Create additional and substantial opportunities to increase and enhance training for Hispanic researchers to
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enter the field of cancer control research in leadership positions. 4) Continue to support conferences and workshops to disseminate information and enhance networking among Hispanic-related programs and researchers. 5) Convene a series of consensus workshops to articulate specific action steps and priority activities for the implementation of the above recommendations. This conference and other similar conferences are a key to the cancer control efforts in special populations and the dissemination of available information to the community. The support from the National Cancer Institute is paramount to the continuing success of such programs. The Second North American Conference on Cancer in Hispanics is scheduled for the fall of 1993 in Denver, Colo. MANUEL R. MODIANO
University of Arizona Cancer Center 1515 No. Campbell St., Rm. 1995 Tucson, AZ 85724
Join the National Black Leadership Initiative On Cancer
FIGHT CANCER IN YOUR COMMUNITY
J \f f
1 r \ \
For More Information About A Program In Your Region Call the Cancer Information Service
1-800-4-CANCEI 1 (OBMUNITT OUTIfiCH P I O G I t M OF T H I N A T I O N A L C U C i l INSTIIHII
644
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Downloaded from http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/ at New York University on June 7, 2015
In September 1991, the Arizona Cancer Center, along with the National Cancer Institute, cosponsored the first North American Conference on Cancer in Hispanics. There were 148 attendees from the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico at the 3-day program. The program covered epidemiology, clinical programs, community interventions, and health policies in Hispanic populations. The conference also included three workshops on 1) community outreach programs through lay health educators (promotoras de salud), 2) smoking in Hispanics, 3) and
recruitment to clinical and cancer prevention trials. Thirty-eight attendees presented abstracts, which were summarized in the conference proceedings. At the end of the 3-day program, the following recommendations were made to improve cancer prevention and control efforts in Hispanics: 1) Continue the efforts to substantially upgrade cancer surveillance and reporting systems to include all minorities, specifically all segments of the Hispanic-American community (Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Puerto Rican-Americans, and "other" Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico). 2) Significantly increase the available funds allotted to the research requests for application mechanism in the field of cancer control for the "underserved" and special populations, and (strongly) pursue the formation of a (general) cancer control study section. 3) Create additional and substantial opportunities to increase and enhance training for Hispanic researchers to
